Human calicivirus-associated sporadic gastroenteritis in Finnish children less than two years of age followed prospectively during a rotavirus vaccine trial

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 420-426

  Pang, Xiao Li ^a   Joensuu, Jaana ^b   Vesikari, Timo ^a,b  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^b TAMPERE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Children; Diarrhea; Gastroenteritis; Human calicivirus; Rotavirus vaccine

Indexed keywords

SIMIAN ROTAVIRUS VACCINE;

ARTICLE; CALICIVIRUS; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; FINLAND; GASTROENTERITIS; HUMAN; HYBRIDIZATION; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SCORING SYSTEM; SOUTHERN BLOTTING;

CALICIVIRIDAE; CALICIVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FECES; FINLAND; GASTROENTERITIS; HUMANS; INFANT; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; ROTAVIRUS; ROTAVIRUS INFECTIONS; ROTAVIRUS VACCINES; VACCINATION; VACCINES, ATTENUATED; VIRAL VACCINES;

EID: 0033023791     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006454-199905000-00005     Document Type: Article

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